Chapter 4 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done. It can’t really. For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that. For another thing, we’ve got the set all wrong. You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
Chapter 4 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.”
having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
From this reading “For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.”
relating to human society and its members
From this reading “A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.”
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading “You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.”
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get involved in or with
In this reading “You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For another thing, we’ve got the set all wrong.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
subject to laughter or ridicule
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
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From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
at any time
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For another thing, we’ve got the set all wrong.
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From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
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From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
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From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
and nothing more
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
not any; not one
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It can’t really.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For another thing, we’ve got the set all wrong.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Social Evening “No,” said the Saint, shaking his head sadly, “it can’t be done.
a special situation
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For another thing, we’ve got the set all wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading For another thing, we’ve got the set all wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For one thing, we’re getting all melodramatic, and I know how you hate that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve got to get into training for looking evil—just now, you’re as harmless-looking a blackguard as I’ve ever met.
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